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The Polish Language That Refused to Die: Language, Identity, and Survival
How did the Polish language survive over a century of partition and occupation when so many other languages vanished under imperial rule? This episode explores the story of Polish as a language of resistance, from the Duchy of Warsaw's educational reforms to the secret classes (tajne komplety) under Russian and German rule, the role of Romantic poets like Adam Mickiewicz, and the unexpected mass literacy campaign after 1918. We look at specific linguistic battles: the ban on Polish in schools, the children of Września who went on strike for their language, the suppression under…
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